What the hell...?, chapter 17
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KAY'S POV
I woke up after the nightmare again. But this was worse. I saw them, floating as usual, but they were calling out to me, but something similar to concrete was climbing up me, and I couldn't move. Even when it covered my face and I couldn't breathe, I could still see them floating and calling out to me. I now knew what this dream meant. Something's holding me back from moving on. And that's the memory of my family.
I got up, and went to get some water. I saw Jake and Billie Joe out on the patio, and I decided to join them.
"Hey, guys." They jumped when I spoke.
"Jeez, don't scare us like that," Billie Joe sighed; Jake was recovering from the initial shock.
"Sorry, didn't mean to." I sat down on one of the unoccupied chairs. "I finally know what that dream means."
"Really!?" Billie Joe exclaimed, sounding excited.
"Yeah. Something's holding me back. And that's the memory of my family. There's something I need to forget, but I don't know what."
"I'm confused."
I sighed, and explained it in terms even Jakob would understand. "My family's tying my down and I can't move on for some reason."
"Now I understand." Billie Joe shut his eyes and Jakob kept nodding his head. I looked out from the patio up to the stars. I laughed. "What's so funny?"
"That's my constellation," I said, pointing out Pisces. They found that interesting. At about 3 A.M., Jake went back in, and left me and Billie Joe.
"Are you sure you're not mad at me?" Billie quietly asked me.
"No, Billie Joe, I'm not," I laughed. "We better head in." When we got inside and locked the door, I saw someone or something at the door. I walked over, and apparently Billie saw him too, because he followed me. I looked out the window next to the door, and saw my friends Laury and Jimmie, who played drums and bass for my band.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked quietly as I ushered them in, then checked outside and locked the door.
"Someone's been stalking us!" Jimmie yelled, waking Jake and Joey up.
"What's going on!? Who's there?" I heard Joey holler.
"Joey, it's okay! It's my friends Laury and Jimmie," I whispered over to him, then turned back to the group. "Do you know who?"
"No, I don't, but I think it's a boy," Laury answered shakily. "And if it's Matt, Derek, or Nick, I'm gonna kick their ass."
"Well, it can't be Nick, he's asleep in the kitchen. I don't think Derek would do it, but no one knows what Matt might do."
"Whatever, Kay! I'm scared!" Jimmie, who was only 10, muttered, grabbing hold of me. "I'm really scared! I don't even feel safe alone anymore!"
"Shh, Jimmie, it's alright. I won't let anyone or anything hurt you. I promise."
"Hey, there he is!" Laury said, and unlocked the door, ran out, and tackled him to the ground. I ran out to help her. I saw a mask on his face and pulled it off, then dragged him into the house with Billie's and Laury's help. Jimmie went to get everyone else up. Mike managed to get him tied up, and Adrienne called the police.
Srg. Coldwire came again.
"So we meet again, sergeant!" I laughed.
"So, what's the case this time?" he asked. I brought him over to Jimmie and Laury and they explained everything. Apparently, the stalker's name was Mr. Charles Simms, and he'd been working for Hangman, and was going after my friends. When I heard that, I went in and beat Simms to a pulp. He didn't know Hangman was in jail. He kept repeating how sorry he was, but I was ready to go in there and beat him up again.
"Listen, I'm sorry! I really am!" Mr. Simms pleaded.
"BULLSHIT! YOU WENT AFTER MY FRIENDS!" I screamed at him.
"Hangman, he-he controlled me, don't you understand!?"
"YOU DID IT OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL! IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO OBEY HIM AND YOU DID!"
"'Kay! Calm down!" Billie Joe took me into the kitchen, sat me down, and got me a drink. My eyes had literally started turning red I was so mad. "Please calm down, 'Kay."
I sighed. "I'm trying, Billie, I really am. It's just so...hard."
"Maybe that's why you keep having that nightmare."
"Huh?"
"You're the one not letting yourself move on. Look, I mean, I can understand, but...it's up to you to change."
He got up to talk to the other officers, while what he said sunk in
'He's right. I've got to let go of the past. Not forget, but let go.'
***2 WEEKS AFTER THE STALKER INCEDENT***
"Well, I guess we have to leave the band now?" I whined, hugging Laury and Jimmie.
"I don't want you to go, Kay!" Jimmie said, squeezing me. "You're like my big sister!" I swear, she may be 10, but she acts likes she's 6.
"I'll miss you too, Jimmster," I laughed. She's the little sister I never had.
"Remember us when you become famous, Kay," Laury laughed, hugging me.
"How could I? You girls are some of the best friends I've ever had!"
You see, I was headed back to California with the gang, and was saying goodbye to everybody. Nick was coming with us, because for some reason, his family wanted some time apart, so Mike took over as his legal guardian. The band had to break up because of distance. It never would have worked.
"Will flight J19 to Berkeley, California, please board now?" the overhead announced.
"Well, see you guys," I said, giving Jimmie and Laury one last hug.
"BYE GIRLS! I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, while Billie Joe pulled me to the plane.
"You never shut up, do you?" he sighed.
"Nope!" I grinned. My seat was next to Nicks, and I got the window seat, so I was happy.
"Can I see your iPod for a second?"
"Sure, but why?"
"Want to see something."
So after fiddling with my iPod for about 5 minutes, Nick gave it back.
About 3 hours later, we landed in California, and a couple of Billie's friends picked us up, and dropped us off at our destinations: Nick and Mike at Mike's house, Tre at his, and Billie Joe, Adrienne, me, Joey and Jakob at our house. I was shocked at how huge it was, but soon got used to it. So everything pretty much went back to normal, and Jimmie calls me every day. She just turned 11, and Laury says she actually acts her age now, which is quite a jump. Here's the usual phone conversation:
Me: "Laur?"
Laury: "Yeah, it's me."
Me: "How are you guys?"
*Slightly muffled* "Let me talk to her!"
Laury: "Jimmie, shut up!"
Me: "Just put her on for 2 minutes."
*Jimmie tells all about her birthday presents, and how much she misses me, then hands phone back to Laury, satisfied.*
Laury: "I swear, she's too much to handle alone. I don't know how you did it."
Me: "She respects me, remember?"
*Me and Laury talk about how things are going, then Laury or I get yelled at to get off the phone, and we hang up.*
End typical phone conversation.
Well, school starts in August, so we're all getting ready. Joy. New school. Aw well, I'd be going to a new school this year anyway, since I'm starting high school. Wow. High school in California. This is going to be fun.
I woke up after the nightmare again. But this was worse. I saw them, floating as usual, but they were calling out to me, but something similar to concrete was climbing up me, and I couldn't move. Even when it covered my face and I couldn't breathe, I could still see them floating and calling out to me. I now knew what this dream meant. Something's holding me back from moving on. And that's the memory of my family.
I got up, and went to get some water. I saw Jake and Billie Joe out on the patio, and I decided to join them.
"Hey, guys." They jumped when I spoke.
"Jeez, don't scare us like that," Billie Joe sighed; Jake was recovering from the initial shock.
"Sorry, didn't mean to." I sat down on one of the unoccupied chairs. "I finally know what that dream means."
"Really!?" Billie Joe exclaimed, sounding excited.
"Yeah. Something's holding me back. And that's the memory of my family. There's something I need to forget, but I don't know what."
"I'm confused."
I sighed, and explained it in terms even Jakob would understand. "My family's tying my down and I can't move on for some reason."
"Now I understand." Billie Joe shut his eyes and Jakob kept nodding his head. I looked out from the patio up to the stars. I laughed. "What's so funny?"
"That's my constellation," I said, pointing out Pisces. They found that interesting. At about 3 A.M., Jake went back in, and left me and Billie Joe.
"Are you sure you're not mad at me?" Billie quietly asked me.
"No, Billie Joe, I'm not," I laughed. "We better head in." When we got inside and locked the door, I saw someone or something at the door. I walked over, and apparently Billie saw him too, because he followed me. I looked out the window next to the door, and saw my friends Laury and Jimmie, who played drums and bass for my band.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked quietly as I ushered them in, then checked outside and locked the door.
"Someone's been stalking us!" Jimmie yelled, waking Jake and Joey up.
"What's going on!? Who's there?" I heard Joey holler.
"Joey, it's okay! It's my friends Laury and Jimmie," I whispered over to him, then turned back to the group. "Do you know who?"
"No, I don't, but I think it's a boy," Laury answered shakily. "And if it's Matt, Derek, or Nick, I'm gonna kick their ass."
"Well, it can't be Nick, he's asleep in the kitchen. I don't think Derek would do it, but no one knows what Matt might do."
"Whatever, Kay! I'm scared!" Jimmie, who was only 10, muttered, grabbing hold of me. "I'm really scared! I don't even feel safe alone anymore!"
"Shh, Jimmie, it's alright. I won't let anyone or anything hurt you. I promise."
"Hey, there he is!" Laury said, and unlocked the door, ran out, and tackled him to the ground. I ran out to help her. I saw a mask on his face and pulled it off, then dragged him into the house with Billie's and Laury's help. Jimmie went to get everyone else up. Mike managed to get him tied up, and Adrienne called the police.
Srg. Coldwire came again.
"So we meet again, sergeant!" I laughed.
"So, what's the case this time?" he asked. I brought him over to Jimmie and Laury and they explained everything. Apparently, the stalker's name was Mr. Charles Simms, and he'd been working for Hangman, and was going after my friends. When I heard that, I went in and beat Simms to a pulp. He didn't know Hangman was in jail. He kept repeating how sorry he was, but I was ready to go in there and beat him up again.
"Listen, I'm sorry! I really am!" Mr. Simms pleaded.
"BULLSHIT! YOU WENT AFTER MY FRIENDS!" I screamed at him.
"Hangman, he-he controlled me, don't you understand!?"
"YOU DID IT OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL! IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO OBEY HIM AND YOU DID!"
"'Kay! Calm down!" Billie Joe took me into the kitchen, sat me down, and got me a drink. My eyes had literally started turning red I was so mad. "Please calm down, 'Kay."
I sighed. "I'm trying, Billie, I really am. It's just so...hard."
"Maybe that's why you keep having that nightmare."
"Huh?"
"You're the one not letting yourself move on. Look, I mean, I can understand, but...it's up to you to change."
He got up to talk to the other officers, while what he said sunk in
'He's right. I've got to let go of the past. Not forget, but let go.'
***2 WEEKS AFTER THE STALKER INCEDENT***
"Well, I guess we have to leave the band now?" I whined, hugging Laury and Jimmie.
"I don't want you to go, Kay!" Jimmie said, squeezing me. "You're like my big sister!" I swear, she may be 10, but she acts likes she's 6.
"I'll miss you too, Jimmster," I laughed. She's the little sister I never had.
"Remember us when you become famous, Kay," Laury laughed, hugging me.
"How could I? You girls are some of the best friends I've ever had!"
You see, I was headed back to California with the gang, and was saying goodbye to everybody. Nick was coming with us, because for some reason, his family wanted some time apart, so Mike took over as his legal guardian. The band had to break up because of distance. It never would have worked.
"Will flight J19 to Berkeley, California, please board now?" the overhead announced.
"Well, see you guys," I said, giving Jimmie and Laury one last hug.
"BYE GIRLS! I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, while Billie Joe pulled me to the plane.
"You never shut up, do you?" he sighed.
"Nope!" I grinned. My seat was next to Nicks, and I got the window seat, so I was happy.
"Can I see your iPod for a second?"
"Sure, but why?"
"Want to see something."
So after fiddling with my iPod for about 5 minutes, Nick gave it back.
About 3 hours later, we landed in California, and a couple of Billie's friends picked us up, and dropped us off at our destinations: Nick and Mike at Mike's house, Tre at his, and Billie Joe, Adrienne, me, Joey and Jakob at our house. I was shocked at how huge it was, but soon got used to it. So everything pretty much went back to normal, and Jimmie calls me every day. She just turned 11, and Laury says she actually acts her age now, which is quite a jump. Here's the usual phone conversation:
Me: "Laur?"
Laury: "Yeah, it's me."
Me: "How are you guys?"
*Slightly muffled* "Let me talk to her!"
Laury: "Jimmie, shut up!"
Me: "Just put her on for 2 minutes."
*Jimmie tells all about her birthday presents, and how much she misses me, then hands phone back to Laury, satisfied.*
Laury: "I swear, she's too much to handle alone. I don't know how you did it."
Me: "She respects me, remember?"
*Me and Laury talk about how things are going, then Laury or I get yelled at to get off the phone, and we hang up.*
End typical phone conversation.
Well, school starts in August, so we're all getting ready. Joy. New school. Aw well, I'd be going to a new school this year anyway, since I'm starting high school. Wow. High school in California. This is going to be fun.
